Baldur’s Gate 3gives you a lot of freedom when it comes to how you play. While this gives you the space to creatively plan your kills, your actions, and your character, it also means that there’s an equal number of ways to die. With that at your fingertips, it’s all too easy to find yourself dying in ridiculous ways you didn’t anticipate.
But don’t worry. While you might find yourself cringing at your failures, you’re far from the only one making mistakes. Here are some of the funniest ways that you can be killed in Baldur’s Gate 3. If it doesn’t reassure you that you’re not the person making the dumbest mistakes, at least let it reassure you that we’re right there with you.
10Killed By Astarion
There will come a Long Rest after you add Astarion to your party where he’ll ask to drink your blood. It is tempting to think the best of this stranger that attempted to stab you upon meeting you, and no one is going to judge you for giving him the benefit of the doubt. Except maybe to suggest that you might be losing a few red flags into those crimson eyes.
If you let Astarion drink as much blood as he wants, he will absolutely kill you. It’s awkward for the whole camp.
To avoid this death, be reasonable. Enforce personal boundaries.
9Killed By Vlaakith
If you play your cards right, or horribly wrong depending on what your end goal was, you’ll be confronted by Vlaakith, in the Githyanki creche. Because she’s a queen, and, she claims, a god, she’s going to have a lot of demands.
Now, at this point in swashbuckling about, you may have earned a lot of confidence. But there’s a time and place. If you mouth off to this clearly massively powerful being, she will kill you. You don’t have to actually do what she wants you to do, but maybe don’t say that to her face.
To avoid this death, swallow your pride. Unlike arrogance, a little humility never killed anyone.
8Killed By Kissing An Illithid
This is one of those choices that really is fueled by anticipating the worst and yet hoping for the best. You don’treallythink this is going to end any other way, but hey, isn’t love always worth a little risk?
Besides, the game sometimes rewards risky behaviors, as you might find out later. So you can argue this isn’t a terrible choice but a tactical one.
To avoid this death, don’t kiss the illithid you find at the start of the game.
7Killed By Falling Into A Chasm
Because this method of dying is so unceremonious and abrupt, it’s always kind of funny. There are so many places you could fall to your death in this game; it comes up a lot.
Enemies can shove you off cliffs, use magic to knock you into chasms, or you can simply mis-click your jump and commit yourself to the abyss for no reason at all. However it happens, there’s really nothing left to do but restart and attempt to keep your feet on solid ground.
To avoid this death, stay aware of your surroundings. Try not to start a fight while standing on the edge of a deadly fall.
6Killed By Friendly Fire
If you’re playing alone, you might be able to skip this one, but it can still apply to the poor NPCs in your party. Don’t, hypothetically, shout that you’ll launch a surprise attack from above and then use aSmokepowder Bombto hit (and kill) only Karlach.
Before swinging your battleaxe down as hard as you can, ask yourself some important questions. Is that really the spider you want to hit, or is it your second player, standing next to it?
To avoid this death, double-check which character you’re targeting. Also, ensure you know your attack’s area of effect before committing to it.
5Killed By A Frog
Outside of Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse, you’ll find a frog. If you’ve learned anything from games like The Legend of Zelda, you’ll be nice to seemingly harmless animals. If you haven’t…
This frog is basically untouchable, and there’s something hilarious about watching your party get wiped out by such a small creature. Especially if you haven’t yet recovered from another huge fight in the area.
If you see a frog in this game, approach with caution. Never take your safety around wildlife for granted.
4Killed By Jumping Down A Big Hole
After finding a hole to the Underdark in the Whispering Depths, you might see that jumping down it will result in death. Spoiler alert: this is true. If you think,‘Oh surely the game won’t just let me die, I’ll be fine even if the fall hurts me.‘Think again.
This is a good lesson in trusting the game. Common sense is not going to be enough.
To avoid this death,you can use Feather Fall to safely fall into the Underdark.
If you don’t have that potion, don’t worry; there are other ways to get down there.
The easiest path is going to bein the Goblin Camp, via the Selunite Outpost.
3Killed By Knocking A Rock Onto Yourself
There are multiple places where there is a rock or similar item heavy enough to destroy the floor under it if knocked down. At risk of stating the obvious, if you are standing below it, it will also destroy you.
This is not the destroy-the-floor-and-also-quickly-enter-the-hole approach that you might like it to be. And here’s a bonus pro-strat for all the real gamers out there: it will kill your party members, too. So make sure you’reallclear.
To avoid this death, move out of the way of the thing you’re knocking down before you knock it down. This will really help you inareas like the Abandoned Ruins.
2Killed By Getting Crushed By A Teammate
There are some games where your characters will clip through one another instead of interacting. Baulder’s Gate 3 is not one of those games. If someone lands on you, they’ll deal damage, especially if they’re heavy. Like, say, a bear.
This is an embarrassing reason to use a revive scroll in the middle of a battle. It’s also incredibly confusing if you think you’re out of range of any attacks.
To avoid this death, maybe take turns jumping down. Check below before committing to the action.
1Killed By The Selunite Outpost Statue
The game goes out of its way to show you what happens to beings that enter the range of the Selunite Outpost Statue, via the minotaur that is obliterated by it. If you thought’That’s interesting, I wonder who that’s for,‘and then proceeded to open that gate and also be immediately killed —
Congratulations! You’ve missed a real life perception check! We can’t blame the game design for this one, unfortunately.
To avoid this death, deactivate the statue before you leave through the front gate. It’s not even that hard.
